after finally getting the news of our visas being granted, my 12 year old daughter started crying and saying she didnt want to go......apparently she was going to miss her nan..............she hasnt seen her for the last 9 months !!! anyway, after stopping myself from hitting her around the head with what furniture i have left.............i started crying and wondered whether i really wanted to go to oz....im not going to miss my mother...just my mates . did anyone else feel like this. moving to oz has been my dream for the past 4 years, perhaps im just really stressed

YES YES YES and again YES

OMG the tears came everyday until we arrived and now i havent looked back . Kids will be worried over the smallest things, my daughter told me she was going to miss her radio station, HELLLLOOOOOO

ande after 2 months being here, i have only had 2 bouts of a slight tear in the eye.
ut to answer your question YES YES YES

my daughter has a plan just in case we get hijacked in the way shes taking photos of everything, even the wheely bin!!!! i think reality is setting in.............and knowing that we wont see loads of police in the street cos the neighbours are fighting!!!! oh joy, im going to miss this place.

Have you decided on where you want to settle down, east coast or wa ??

We had much the same thing when we moved out, our kids were 9 and 10, they were worried about making new freinds and missing old ones, they have settled in great, they love it in Brisbane, they would not go back to UK, they still miss their mates but they catch up on MSN and Skype at the weekends, as for the wife and me, we miss all our old freinds and parents but it is not enough to go back for, life is better over here for us and even more so for the kids, thats why we moved from UK ans so far so good, The tears soon fade and the big smiles will return soon

good luck

No I didn't cry, just felt totally numb and this continued for the 6 months we still had left in the uk.
My aunt threw a leaving party for us on new years eve, we were leaving the following week, and it was only when I was completely off my face that I started crying and couldn't stop, all that had been pent up for 6 months, wasn't pretty I can tell you

Sounds like our leaving party. lots of snot and tears, not a pretty sight, good night though, I think from what I remember

Its called 'reality hitting home'!! Suddenly the dream has become a reality and you question what the hell you're doing. It'll pass.............about 2 years after arrival

I cried But only cos I was so relieved the waiting was finally over.

I think you need to give your little one lots of hugs and stuff. It's scary for us adults, the kids feel it just the same. Hopefully when you get here she'll settle down

Hello,
Sounds perfectly normal!

We are supposed to be going start of July and two nights ago. I sudden had a big panic! 'what the hell have I done!' Ranting like a nut about are we doing the right thing!!

Dont get me wrong Ive wanted this for years. But for some odd reason Im beginning to panic.

Im even out of the UK at the minute so its not the seperation.

I think its the reality, of 'Oh, S**t, its actually happening!'

Gems

Have you been to OZ before?

I really don't want to alarm you, but I can understand your daughters concerns. That age is a vital part of a kids development, they need friends, family that have always been there.

Starting again will plunge her into the pit of loneliness that all kids hate, although will no doubt toughen up her character.

Sorry to come across like this, but that's just my opinion.

This post struck a note with me.

I was on the tube to Oxford Circus this morning, just people watching as I normally do.

It hit me that 'My London' was not going to be a part of my life anymore.

That I would no longer be able to see The London Eye from my office and wont hear 'Mind the gap' on the underground.

And that I wouldnt need my Oyster travelcard anymore.

Bloody silly but I felt kind of upset.

Dont know why though, I have to blow a large part of London out of my nose, wash my hair all the time and I can even taste the pollution when I arrive in the city.

But its still my London and I shall miss it.

I'm with treacletart, I feel kinda numb. I'm a crier, usually it doesn't take much to set me off and I thought I'd be a quivering wreck when our visas arrived but no - nothing!!

I shed a few tears when we moved out of our house, but again, not as much as I thought I would. I actually cried more when we had to leave Disney last week .

I suspect I've a big shock in store when we start saying goodbyes. I've got to say, I'm a bit worried than when the flood gates open, I'm not going to be able to close them!!

Gill

hi we got news of our visa tuesday now im bricking it.My friend said what if you leave and want to come back you will never get on the ladder again and wont get a house like youve got aarghxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx